Development of financial education in open and distance learning: The approach of federal fluminense university

Abstract

Distance education spreads knowledge and provides information to millions of people worldwide. Such kind of teaching became popular and expands education in remote locations, besides reaching people who cannot afford tuition fees neither have availability or financial resources to travel long distances between work and school. In the usual outcome, the individual would emphasize work in order to sustain his/her family. Distance learning enables development of students who invariably seek professional growth, adding value in his/her career. It also has the function of inclusion at all levels of learning. A survey was conducted for a sample of 123 students, who attended an introductory course of finance. The aim of this study is to test, through the behavior of social statistics and economic surveys, the acceptance of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) students to the study of financial education, trying to identify disabilities and propose new approaches, which minimize this impact. The results were also used to elaborate the material that will be offered in the future lectures. © 2017 Association for Computing Machinery.